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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2018
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Om Prakash Suthar, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Ammar Rayes, San Ramon, CA (US);
Michael David Geller, Weston, FL (US);
Ian McDowell Campbell, Littleton, CO (US);
Aeneas Sean Dodd-Noble, Andover, MA (US);
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A Network Function (NF) entity in a telecommunication network receives blockchain credentials associated with UE and selects a Blockchain Charging Function (BCF). The NF entity further generates a Charging Data Record (CDR) corresponding to network resources, and sends a charging request based on the CDR (and policy rules) to the BCF entity over a blockchain network interface. The BCF entity sends a confirmation of the charging request, and the NF entity, based on the confirmation, provisions the network resources to the UE.